+In addition to the firmware for hardware products like
+[TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum), [TeleMini](../TeleMini), and
+[TeleDongle](../TeleDongle), the AltOS source tree also
+includes AltosUI, which provides for flight monitoring, post-flight
+analysis, device configuration and firmware updating. AltosUI runs on
+Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written in [Java](http://java.com)
+and offers the same functionality and interface on all three
+platforms. A small platform-specific library communicates with the USB
+interface on the Altus Metrum devices.
+
+There are also Linux-specific tools that provide lower level access to
+the devices which are useful for developing firmware for the devices.
+
+We maintain a list of [launch site GPS coordinates](launch-sites.txt). If
+your favorite launch site isn't included, please let us know!
+
+## Available Versions ##
+
+There is a single manual for most Altus Metrum products, which is available
+in [html](doc/altusmetrum.html) and [pdf](doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
+
+We also have an AltOS internals document for programmers
+in [html](doc/altos.html) and [pdf](doc/altos.pdf) formats, and a
+document describing the AltOS over the radio protocol
+in [html](doc/telemetry.html) and [pdf](doc/telemetry.pdf) formats.
+
+If you're running Windows 8, you should take a look at [Installing AltosUI on
+Windows 8](Win8) which will help you install the operating system
+drivers needed to communicate with the USB hardware.
+
+[[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
+
+## Source Code ##
+
+The latest source, which may include unreleased work in progress, is always
+available from [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com)
+in the project [fw/altos](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/altos;a=summary).
+
+We've gathered a few notes on [buidling AltOS](building).
+
+## Future Plans ##
+
+Bug reports, feature requests, and planning for AltOS releases happens
+on the [Altus Metrum Trac Site](http://trac.gag.com/altusmetrum).
+
+A number of features are implemented or in process in the sources available
+in our publicly visible repository that are not part of the current stable
+release.
+
+* Motor characterization. Because TeleMetrum contains a
+ high-resolution, high-frequency accelerometer, it is possible to
+ take the data from that and compute an accurate thrust curve for
+ the motor.
+
+* Comprehensive PDF and/or HTML -based flight report. Construct a
+ complete report of the flight suitable for publication on the web
+ that includes graphs of the flight and details about motor
+ performance etc.
+
+* Publish flight data to the Altus Metrum web site. This will allow
+ you to share your flight data with others, and let you download
+ flights published by others.
+
+There are any number of additions that could be made to this list; feel free
+to send along ideas that you’ve got. Of course, all of this software is
+licensed under the GNU General Public License, so you can get the source and
+hack on it in the comfort of your own home.
+
+## Platform Specific Notes ##
+
+### Linux ###
+
+If you use [Debian](http://www.debian.org), you can simply install the 'altos'
+package from any Debian mirror, like so:
+
+ apt-get update
+ apt-get install altos
+
+If you use [Ubuntu](http://ubuntulinux.org), pre-built packages are available
+from [this PPA](https://launchpad.net/~sconklin/+archive/altos/)
+maintained by Steve Conklin and friends.
+
+If you use some other distribution of Linux, then
+a Linux package of our second-generation Java bits that
+should run on any distribution with a modern Java version is also
+available. Unlike the Debian pacakge, which depends on various libraries
+already part of the Debian distribution, this package includes a "fat" jar
+file with all of the Java libraries that aren't part of the basic Java runtime
+environment included, so it should "just work" on any system with
+Java 6. Development and testing is done with OpenJDK 6, but current
+downloads from [java.com](http://java.com) should be fine too.
+
+If you'd rather build from source, our source tree includes documentation on
+how to build packages for various
+Linux systems such as [Arch Linux](http://www.archlinux.org), and the
+debian/ directory contains all the control
+files for building the Debian packages on other architectures or derivatives
+such as [Ubuntu](http://ubuntu.com).
+
+Bdale has also created a theme for
+[GDM](http://projects.gnome.org/gdm/) that he uses on his primary notebook,
+and the
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